Power table



O. L. DOSCH POWER TABLE Filed June 1917 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 mvEmbR" 5% Km ATTORNEY o. L. DoscH POWER TABLE Filed Jun e e, 1917 s Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEY 0. L. DOSCH April 14, 1925.

POWER TABLE Filed June 6. 1917 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 jBY M M ATTORNEY April 14, 1925.

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ru'od June 6. 1917 5 Shady-Sheet 4 'INVENTOR I ORNEY April 14, 1925.

' o. L. DOSCH POWER TABLE 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 med June 6. 1917 INVENTOR @Zwfdheb TTORNEY Patented Apr. 14, 1925.

UNITED STATES" ATENT OFFICE.-

omvn'a I... noses, of sm asmmaaw JERSEY, assrGaoa-mo THE s'rncitn" Milan'- sacrum-Ne COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

Application filed June 6,

T o alZ whom it may concern:

Be 1t known that 1,;On1-VER L. Dosorr, a

citizen of the United States, residing at' ani'sn of the table, have been; hung in e x posed positions beneath the table-top, thereby becoming a source of annoyance, and

dangertothe operatives becauseof theyoil whiclris thrown from the pulleys, clutches, etc.,,and because of the ease with which the clothing of an operative inayibecome entangled with the exposed; moving parts below the table. Many. serious accident-s have in thepast, resulted from faulty powe r-table constructioiniand therelias long be en a want for; apowertable which will ineetthe modern demands of sa-fetyand eiiiciency.

The primary object of the inyention, therefore, is to" provide; a power;tab1e of simple construct-ion wherein all; movingparts are substantially enclosed. More specifically the invention has for an object toso construct apower-table that all moving partsniay be enclosed without"recourse to the use of readily detachable dress-guards, shields, or the like, which experience has taught are seldom replaced after having been removed by an oper'atiye to expose a' moving pa r-t needing adjustment or repair.

Another-object of the invention is to-pros vide a 'jower-table of such construction-that ready access-may be had to-the various driw ing pulleys, shaft-bearings and other moi ingpartsthereof for Various purposes such; as oiling, adjusting, pulley-changing and the like. I

A: further object'o f theinYention-is to provide a power-table of indefinite length which niay be" built up very largely by the useof" duplicate parts and which will possess great rigidity and olier greatresistance to rackingtendencies;

Stillfurther, the invention has reaan object to provide a power table of which the POWER TABLE.

1917. Serial No. 173,083

parts are supported well above the floor to provide plenty of space for sweeping pur- P Q To gain the above and other objects, as will: hereinafter .appear, the present power-- table construction comprises, inits preferred einl'iodiinent, a row of supporting units or frames each of which includes a pair of spaced supporting legs carrying an elongated, laterally closed; housing which extends crosswise of said row. A series of table-top elements or boards carried bysaid supporting sections, serveto support the machines to be driven in two rows, adjacent the opposite edgesof the table. The driv ing mechanism ofthe table comprises a power-shaft which extends lengthwise and centrally thereof at an elevation slightly below the level of the table-top and is jo n naled in bearings disposed within; said housings. Power-transmitting, mechanism in eluding drivingpulleys, belts, and clutch devices are mounted mainly within said housingsand serve to connect the powershaft withthe machines to be d riyen.

A better iniderstanding of the invention may be had by referring to tl e accompanying'drawings in which Fig, 1 isa perspective View of the power-table conipletel Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section through the power-table, F is an endeleyatibn of the powcr-table showing a sul iporting unit' in side elevation. Fig; 4; an end ele Vation of the end supporting unit shown in Fig: 3. Fig; 5 is a side View of an intermediate supporting unit with one of the side wall members removed and with the topboardsin section Fig. (his av topplan View of an intermediatesupporting unit. Fig 7 is the perspective View showing a detail ofconstruction. Fig. Sis a perspective View of an intermediate supporting unit partially disassembled, and Fig. 9 is a, cross-section showing a detail of the power-transinitter brake-lever. a

In the preferredembodiment of the invention, itsillustrated, the iower-table is designed to be built up of any desiredlength and'coniprises two or more similar supporting units or frames A each of which preferably coniprises a pair of duplicate leg 1nembers1-l to the upper ends of whiclrare bolted the shanks '22 of duplicate l -shaped spacers or cross-bars to whose opposite flanged extremities 44: are bolted the du ill plicate side-wall members -'5 forming a laterally closed housing 6 within which various driving sections to be hereinafter de scribed are housed. The supporting units A are preferably arranged in a row, so that the housing 6 of each supporting unit extends cross-wise of the direction of extent of the row, and are firmly secured to the floor by means of bolts or thelikewhich pass through slots 7 in the flanged bases 8 of the legs 1.

The top edge-portions of the sidewall member 5 are flanged at 9 to alford seats or rests for the top boards 10 which extend longitudinally at each side of the table and bridge the space between adjacent ends of adjacent housings 6. Cleats 11 and bolts 12- may be used to clamp the abutted ends of the top-boards 10. against the flanges 9 cf the side-wall member 5. The top-boards 10 are adapted to support the machines 13 to be driven and may be apertured as usual to receive the bases of the machines. Narrow spacer-strips 14: of about one-half the thickness of the top-boards 10 are secured by screws 15 to the upper sides of the flanges 9 as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and cover-boards 16 are provided to rest upon the spacer-strips 14k and close the upper sides of the housings 6 between the parallel seriesof top-boards 10, as shown best in Fig. 1. Small angle irons 17, Figs. 5 and 6, extending lengthwise of the table and secured to the tops of the housings 6 are, in the present instance used as tie-rods to fix the distancebetween adjacent housings and to steady the table.

The driving mechanism incorporated in and forming a part of the power-table comprises a power-shaft 20 which extends lengthwise and centrally of the table and through the housing 6. The shaft 20 is jonrnaled at an elevation slightly below the level of the top-boards 10 in suitable selfalining shaft-bearin s 21 which may be mounted upon spacers 22 to whose flanged extremities are bolted the inner surfaces of the opposed side-wall members of the housings 6.-

Tt Wlll be noted that the side-wall members 5 are apertured at 23 to accommodate the facility, with which the table may be assembled. The shaft 20 may be made in one piece or'it may be made in sections which are secured together by suitable shaft-couplings such as shown at 24. Tubular shaft-guards 25 are rigidly secured at their opposite ends by set-screws 26 within the apertures 23 and are adapted to cover the portions of the shaft 20 extending between adjacent housings 6. These tubes further serve to steady the housings against lateral tilting movements. A thrust bearing 27 may be provided at either end of the shaft 20.

Secured to the main-shaft 20 are driving elements or pulleys 28 which may, if desired, be made intwo parts and clamped to the shaft by means of bolts 29 or the like. Preferably, two of these pulleys are mounted within each of the housings with the exception of the end housing where but one will be needed. The main-shaft 20 may be driven by any suitable means such as an electric motor m which may be connected by means of a chain 0 to a sprocket-wheel 30 mounted on the shaft 20 within one of the end units A. 7

In the present instance, each of the T- ,shaped spacer-bars 3 is formed with a ver-.. 1

tically disposed seat 31, Fig. 2, to which is screwed the base of a bracket 32 whose extremity is formed with an apertured boss 33 within which is fixedly secured the slightly reduced end 34; of a tubular bearing pin 35 upon which is journaled a driven pulley 36 and a driving disk 37. ley 36 Y is. peripherally grooved at 38 to adapt it to be belt-connected to one of the machines 13 and is provided with a fric tion ring 39 of leather or other suitable material. The driving disk 37 is made relatively heavy in order that its momentum may be utilized to quickly start themachine connected to'thepulley 36 and is formed at theside nearer said pulley 36 with a driving'surface which may be pressed into engagement with the friction-ring 39 to establish driving connection between the machine and the source of power. The driving disk 37 is formed with a hub d0 within which is fitted a ball thrust-bearing ll against which a cap member 42, surrounding and slidable lengthwise upon the reduced and closed free extremity of the stationary tubular bearing shaft 35, is adapted to be pressed to shift the driving disk into engagement with the driven pulley.

Manually controlled means comprising preferably a treadle operated lever 43 having a cam-faced extremity or head 4 is provided to force the cap-member 42 end wise to establish driving relation between the members 36 and 37. The lever 43 is 'fiXGCl to a fulcrum-shaft 43 which is journaled in suitable bearing lugs carried by' 4:6which is adapted to be pressed into oni .he driven pul eas me h the p ph ry of the driven P-ulleys igand 28 may, therefore, be readily removed and pulleys of other sizes substituted therefor in case it is desired to change the speedof a particular machine carried by the table. 7

The treadle mechanisms preferably em.- ployed for actuating the levers eachco ne prise a flat treadle plate 43 fixed to a relatively long treadle rock-sl1aft .43 to one end of which is fixed an arm 43 which spaced from the treadle plate and at its free end is connected to a ,treadlc-liod 43 depending from the lever 43. The end of the rockshaft L3 adjacent the arm 55% is rednced andfitted within a circularaperture in the pedestal 43 The opposite reduced end of the rock-shaft 43" rests within an open,- topped aperture in the pedestal Kit. The treadle-plate and rock-shaft may therefore bequiclzly and easily removed from its supporting pedestals and stood against a leg member 1 when it is desired to clearthe floor for sweeping purposes. Pressure upon the treadleplate will not tend to lift 0.1 tilt the end of the shaft 43 out .of the .opemtopped bearing in the pedestal L3 as in certain prior constructions wherein the :treadle-rod is secured to one corner of the treadle-plate thus rendering it necessary to confine both ends of the treadlc roclcshaft against upward displacement.

Guards 51 are provided to close the .opposite ends of the housings (l and shield the operatives from oil which may be thrown outwardly by the transmitters, and to per nit ready access to the space within the ends of said housings. The guards .51 are preferably made up in the form of sheetnletal doors carrying spaced ears 152 a}; their lower edges. The ears 52 are journaled upon pivot or hinge-pins '53 which project inwardly from the flanges i of ltliespacerbars 3, as shown in Fig. 8. The guards {ii are thereby adapted to swing downwardly from closed position to expose the trans mitters and the parts associated therewith. Secured to each guard 51 isa spring clip '54; whose yieldingextremities are adapted to snap-over and grip the cylindrical lug formed at the lower forwardly projecting ext-rein .ty of a. bracket 56 screwed :to still. unt side of the table-top.

is often desirable to provide powcrtables of the class described with work-rcceiving tronghsadapted to catch the finished or stitched work after it has passed through the machines. Preferably to this end, eac of the side-wall members 5 is formed on its outer face with a semi-elliptical rib (3U against the convcxcd side of which a trough 61 of suitable thin sheet n'iaterial, such as veneer, is placed and held in position by means-of small angle pieces or clips 62 which are secured to the side-wall members 5 by means of small screw bolts .63, or the like Fig, and are adjustable lengthwise of the slots (34 in order that the clips (52 may be pressed firn' ly against the troughs 61 before being tightened to position. The upper edges of the troughs 61 a1 rulapted to rest against the inside surfaces of the angle irons or tie-rods 17, as shown in Fig. Thus the troughs-61 may be readily removed from or replaced in operative position without disturbing any of the other parts of the table. In case a table of the center trough type is not desired, fiat c over-boards G l, or the lilifi, Fig. 2. play be substituted for the spacer-strips 14 to close the space above l: .cue'l s 61.

An adjustment between the legs 1 and shanks 2 of the spacers 3 is provided to facilitate accurate lcweling of the table and to compensate for irregularities in the floor whereon the table is to be erected. Referring to FjgsQ and 3 it will be that the shanks 2 are slotted at 65 to receive the bOlts 66 which serve to draw the shanks tightly against the legs 1. Threaded into tbe bottom ends of the shanks 2 are adjusting screws 67 whose heads rest against lugs 68 projec ng rom th s 1- Br e'h v loosening the bolts 66 and turning the adjusting screws 67 the elevation of the tablev or any part thereof may be readily adj usted. after which the bolts-G6 are tightened. The screws 67 are provided with the usual loclcnnts 6}).

Leg braces 70, Fig. 5. while not ncccssarv. may be provided to prevent possible spreading of the lower ends of the legs 1 or tilting ofthe legs 1 laterally of the length of the table. ln tlie present instance lhe leg b aces '10 are made up in the form of inverted V shaped rods whose apices are bolted to downwardly projecting slotted cars 71 carried'loy the central spacers 22 and whose extremities are bolted to laterally projecting sl ed cars 72 formed on the legs 1. The leg .1 aces are supported well above the floor and do not obstruct the space below the table-top to any appreciable extent.

The housings G are made wide enough to accommodate both a right and left-hand transmitter at either end thereof. should it- ;be desirable to drive ,both a right and left-hand machine from one end of a. given housing. The spaced flanges!) of the side 'wall members being bolted at diagonally iii opposed corners, Fig. 1, to the under side of the top-boards 10, act to further stiffen the entire table against endwise racking. From the above description it will be seen that the power-table may comprise any desired number of power-table sections, each of which may be considered as comprising two supporting units 'or frames A together with the top-boards, tie-rods, etc, bridging the space therebetween.

While I have shown and, described 'in detail the preferred embodiment of the invention I do not wish to be limited to. the precise form and arrangement of parts shown. :The present embodiment is obviously susceptible of material modification within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus set forth the natureof the. invention, what I claim herein is 1. A power-table for factory machines comprising, a table-top supporting framework including supports and a plurality of laterally closed housings superposed upon' said 7 supports, a power-shaft extending through said housings, powentransmitters including clutch and brake mechanisms mounted within said housings forwardly of and operatively connected with said power shaft, and means for controlling the operation of said transmitters to start and stop the machines driven thereby. V

2; A power-table for factory machines comprising, a table-top supporting frame work including supports and a plurality of spaced laterally closed housings superposed upon said supports, a table-top carried by and bridging the space between said housings, a drivlng shaft extending lengthwise of said table-top and through said housings, power-transmitters including clutch and brake mechanisms mounted within said housings forwardly of and operatively connected with said driving shaft, and. means for controlling the operation of said transmitters to start and stop the machines driven thereby. i

3.1-Lpower-table for factory machines comprising, a series of supports each of which comprises supporting legs and an elongated laterally closed housing carried thereby, a table-top carried by said supports and extending crosswise of said housings, a power-shaft, power-transmitting mechanism mounted within said housings and including clutch and brake devices separate from and joperatively connected with said power-shaft, and manually oper- 'ated means for controlling the operation of said power-transmitting mechanism.

4. A power-table comprising supporting legs spaced laterally closed housings carried directly by said legs, a table-top carried by said housings, a power-shaft carried by and extending through said housings, a plurality jacent side-wall members of adjacent sup ports, and top-boards carried by-said supports and disposed alongside said troughs.

6. A power-table comprising a pair of supporting units, table-top members supported by and bridging the space between said units, said units including sidewall members which are provided externally with ribs, a trough extending between said units and at its opposite ends fitted to said ribs,

and means for holding the ends of said trough in position '7. A power-table for factory machines comprising, a pair of spaced supporting units, table-top members carried by and bridging the space between said units, a power-shaft carried by said units, and atubular shaft-guard surrounding said powershaft and at its opposite ends fixed to said units, whereby said shaft-guard serves as a tie-rod tormaintain the spacedrelation of said units and to stiffen the table.

8. A power-table comprising a plurality of leg-members, elongated power transmit ter housings carried by said leg-members and including spaced side-Wall members, said side-wall members being each provided nearone of its edges with a power-shaft clearance aperture open to such edge, a power-shaft extending through said apertures, and bearings for said power-shaft disposed within said housings.

9. A power-table comprising a series of supporting legs laterally closed housings sustained by said legs and arranged sideby-side in spaced relation, table-top inenibers carried by and arranged transversely of said housings, a power-shaft extending lengthwise of said table and through said housings, driving elements carried by said power-shaft within said housings, powertransmitting clutch and brake mechanisms said side-wall members, top-boards carriedv by said supports and disposed alongside of said trough, a power-shaft disposed wlthin saidtrough and extending through said side- 7 wall members, and power transmitting devices carried by said supports and disposed between the side-wall members thereof.

11. A power-table support comprising a pair of side-wall members, a plurality of spacers disposed between said side-wall members and serving to connect them together to form a laterally closed housing, a power-shaft bearing carried by one of said spacers, manually controlled starting and stopping devices carried by others of said spacers within the opposite end-portions of said housings and supporting legs connected to said last mentioned spacers.

12. A supporting unit for power-tables comprising, a pair of duplicate leg members,

a pair of duplicate spacer-bars secured each to arespective leg member, and a pair of duplicate side-wall members secured to the opposite ends of said spacer-bars, thereby forming a laterally closed housing, and power-transmitting mechanism supported mainly within said housing.

13. A power-table for factory machines comprising, a plurality of supporting units including elongated housings, a tabletop carried thereby, power-transmitters including clutch and brake devices mounted within the opposite ends of said housings, a powershaft extending through and crosswise of said housings, and driving means carried by said power-shaft within each of said housings and disposed between the power-transmitters housed therein.

14;. A power-table for factory machines, comprisin a plurality of supporting units including elongated housings, a table-top carried thereby, a power-shaft, power transinitters including clutch and brake devices mounted within said housings independently of and operatively connected with said power-shaft, each of said power-transu'litters including a shiftable element projecting through its respective housing, and a treadle actuated lever mounted externally off said housing and adapted to act upon said element.

15. A power table comprising a plurality of table-top supporting framework units each including a pair of legs, spacers carried by said legs and parallel side-wall members connected together by said spacers to form laterally closed housings, a powershaft passing through said housings, and manually controlled power-transmitters mounted in said housings and connected to be driven by said shaft.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

OLIVER L. DOSCH. 

